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“I had an enormous feeling that there had to be a power greater than any of us. That there was a
God, that there was indeed a beginning and that maybe even our choosing to read from Genesis wasn’t a haphazard thing. Maybe it had been
ordained in some way.”
respect for human rights, but it will mean nothing as long as this imperative does not derive from the
respect of the miracle of being, the miracle of the universe, the miracle of nature, the miracle of our
existence.… The Declaration of Independence, adopted 218 years ago in this building, states that the Creator gave man the right to liberty. It seems
man can realize that liberty only if he does not forgetthe one who endowed him with it.”
“Politicians at international forums may
reiterate a thousand
times that the basis of the
new world order must be
universal
Genesis 1:1-2:31In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the
deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2:33And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was
light. 4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5God
called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was
morning—the first day.
Genesis 1:1-2:36And God said, “Let there be an expanse between
the waters to separate water from water.” 7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8God called the expanse “sky.” And
there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
Genesis 1:1-2:39And God said, “Let the water under the sky be
gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry
ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11Then
God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12The land produced
vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it
according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening, and there was
morning—the third day.
Genesis 1:1-2:314And God said, “Let there be lights in the
expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark
seasons and days and years, 15and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on
the earth.” And it was so. 16God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and
the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18to govern the
day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the
fourth day.
Genesis 1:1-2:320And God said, “Let the water teem with living
creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” 21So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and
moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
Genesis 1:1-2:324And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock,
creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25God made the wild animals according to
their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was
good.
Genesis 1:1-2:326Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of
the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground.”27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female
he created them. 28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea
and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
Genesis 1:1-2:329 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be
yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31God saw all that he
had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Genesis 1:1-2:31Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on
the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Genesis 1:1-21In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the
deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
In the Beginning…
In the Beginning…
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
1. What does “genesis” mean?
Genesis 2:4aΑὕτη ἡ βίβλος γενέσεως οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς
Genesis 2:4aΑὕτη ἡ βίβλος γενέσεως οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς
“origin or beginning”
Genesis 2:4aΑὕτη ἡ βίβλος γενέσεως οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς
“origin or beginning”
Hebrew - bereshith, “in the beginning.”
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
2. Who wrote Genesis?
HAMPAIGNE, Philippe de, Moses with theTen Commandments, 1648Oil on canvas, 92 x 75 cmThe Hermitage, St. Petersburg
John 7:19, 22-2319 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill
me?”22” Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision
(though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a child on
the Sabbath. 23 Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing
the whole man on the Sabbath?”
Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the
Scriptures concerning himself.
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
3. When was it written?
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
3. When was it written?
If Moses is accepted as the primary author, then a date of circa 1400BC is
accepted.
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
4. Is it all we need to understand the origin of the
universe?
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
4. Is it all we need to understand the origin of the
universe?
NO!
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
5. What does it teach us, then?
About God:
He is the author, sustainer, blesser, and cause of his creation, although he is completely distinct from
creation.
About Creation:
The universe is dependent, open, caused, planned and
ordered.
Other views
Other views Deism - God creates but not present in the workings of creation.
Other views Deism - God creates but not present in the workings of creation.
Pantheism - God is part of His creation.
Other views Deism - God creates but not present in the workings of creation.
Pantheism - God is part of His creation.
Panentheism - All in God. All is one.
Other views Deism - God creates but not present in the workings of creation.
Pantheism - God is part of His creation.
Panentheism - All in God. All is one.
Process Theology - God is in process, growing knowledge with His creation
Other views Deism - God creates but not present in the workings of creation.
Pantheism - God is part of His creation.
Panentheism - All in God. All is one.
Process Theology - God is in process, growing knowledge with His creation
Naturalism - Matter comes forth from natural processes, without aid from any supernatural entity. In this worldview, matter and life are created by chance. Most would hold that matter is either eternally existent, or it comes into effect “ex nihilo” (out of nothing).
HUGE Questionsabout Genesis
6. What do Christians believe about Creation?
View #1 - Historic Creationism
View #2 – Young Earth Creationism
View #3 – Gap Theory
View #4 – Literary Framework View
View #5 – Day Age View
View #6 – Theistic Evolution
Genesis 1:1-21In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the
deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
In the Beginning…
Let there be Light – Day Let there be Light – Day OneOne
Genesis 1:3-53And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was
light. 4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5God
called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was
morning—the first day.
Let there be Light – Day One
The Sky is the Limit – Day The Sky is the Limit – Day TwoTwo
Genesis 1:6-86And God said, “Let there be an expanse between
the waters to separate water from water.” 7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8God called the expanse “sky.” And
there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
The Sky is the Limit – Day Two
Land Ho! – Day ThreeLand Ho! – Day Three
Genesis 1:9-139And God said, “Let the water under the sky be
gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry
ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11Then
God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12The land produced
vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it
according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening, and there was
morning—the third day.
Land Ho! – Day Three
Sun and Moon – Day FourSun and Moon – Day Four
Genesis 1:14-1914And God said, “Let there be lights in the
expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark
seasons and days and years, 15and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on
the earth.” And it was so. 16God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and
the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18to govern the
day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19And
there was evening, and there wasmorning—the fourth day.
Sun and Moon – Day Four
Fish and Birds – Day Five
Genesis 1:20-2320And God said, “Let the water teem with living
creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” 21So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and
moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
Fish and Birds – Day Five
Animals and Humans – Day Animals and Humans – Day SixSix
Genesis 1:24-3124And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock,
creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25God made the wild animals according to
their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was
good.
Animals and Humans – Day Six
Genesis 1:24-3126Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of
the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground.”27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female
he created them. 28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea
and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
Animals and Humans – Day Six
Genesis 1:24-3129 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be
yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31God saw all that he
had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Animals and Humans – Day Six
Taking a break – Day Seven
Genesis 2:1-31Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on
the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Taking a break – Day Seven
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?Creator
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?Creator
Sovereign
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?Creator
SovereignIndependent
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?Creator
SovereignIndependentOmnipotent
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?Creator
SovereignIndependentOmnipotent
Ordered
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?Creator
SovereignIndependentOmnipotent
OrderedInvolved
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who is God?Creator
SovereignIndependentOmnipotent
OrderedInvolvedGracious
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who are we?
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who are we?Made in the Image of God
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who are we?Made in the Image of God
Blessed to fill the earth
Take-aways from Genesis One
Who are we?Made in the Image of God
Blessed to fill the earthStewards of the earth
Take-aways from Genesis One
Themes in Genesis One that develop
Themes in Genesis One that develop
God as Creator
Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens,
even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything,
and the multitudes ofheaven worship you.
Psalm 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Acts 4:24When they heard this, they raised their voices
together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heaven and the earth and
the sea, and everything in them.
Romans 1:18-2018 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven
against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine
nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that
menare without excuse.
Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was
formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Revelation 4:9-119Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor
and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They
lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory
and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
Themes in Genesis One that develop
Sabbath as a reminder of God’s work
Exodus 20:8-118“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord
your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals,
nor the alien within your gates. 11For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the
sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the
Sabbath dayand made it holy.
John 5:16-1816So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. 17Jesus said to
them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.” 18For this
reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was
even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
Hebrews 4:1-111Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be
found to have fallen short of it. 2For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to
them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith. 3Now we who have believed enter
that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”
Hebrews 4:1-11And yet his work has been finished since the
creation of the world. 4For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words:
“And on the seventh day God rested from all his work.” 5And again in the passage above he says,
“They shall never enter my rest.”
Hebrews 4:1-116It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to
them did not go in, because of their disobedience. 7Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through
David, as was said before:
“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Hebrews 4:1-118For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not
have spoken later about another day. 9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10for anyone who enters God’s rest also
rests from his own work, just as God did from his. 11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter
that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.
Gospel Application
Gospel Application
Are you resting in ourCreator God?